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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Croatia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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