MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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