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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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