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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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