MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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