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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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