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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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