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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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