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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online education technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of 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 online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Niger to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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