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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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