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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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