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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
People want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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