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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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