MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
digital education technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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