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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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