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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Argentina to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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