MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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