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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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