MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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