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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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