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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
elearning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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