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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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