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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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