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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Martinique to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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