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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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