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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the authoritative 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 considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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