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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students 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 many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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