MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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