MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guam to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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