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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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