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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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