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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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