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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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