MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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