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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning enable
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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