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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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