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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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