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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Suriname to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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