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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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