MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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