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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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