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 is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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