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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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