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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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