MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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