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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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