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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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