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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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