MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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