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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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