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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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