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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
digital education technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
open educational
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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