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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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