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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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