MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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