MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online education are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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