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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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