MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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