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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bermuda to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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