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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
major 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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