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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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