MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
elearning are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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