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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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