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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
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.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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