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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
elearning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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