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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Norway to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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