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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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