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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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