MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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