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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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