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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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