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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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