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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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