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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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