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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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