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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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