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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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