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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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