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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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