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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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