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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning are enabling
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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