MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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