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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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