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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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