MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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