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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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