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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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