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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
India to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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