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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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