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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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