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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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