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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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