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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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