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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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