MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
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