MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Greece to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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