MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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