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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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