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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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