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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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