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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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