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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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