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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online education are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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