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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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