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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
online education have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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