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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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