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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
digital education technology are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also reviews the
key 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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