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
book
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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