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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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