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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning have empowered
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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