MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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