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
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Poland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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