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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Macau to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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