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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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