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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
e-learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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