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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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