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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates 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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