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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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