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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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