MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uganda to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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