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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online education have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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