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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
e-learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about 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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