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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning have empowered
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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