MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
electronic education technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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