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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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