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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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