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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Serbia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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