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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online education technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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