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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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