MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning enable
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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