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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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