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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines 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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