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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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