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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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