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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
open education
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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