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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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