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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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