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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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