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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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