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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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