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
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are considering
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
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