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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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