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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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