MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
online learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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