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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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