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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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