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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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