MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online education technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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