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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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