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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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