MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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