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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
electronic educational technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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