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
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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