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
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
elearning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
undertakings.
People want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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