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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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