MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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