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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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