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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
technology-enhanced learning enable
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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