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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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