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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online learning are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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