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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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