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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online learning make it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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