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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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