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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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