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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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