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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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