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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cayman Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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