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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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