MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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