MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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