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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
learning technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
open educational
experiments.
People want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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