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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brazil to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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