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
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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