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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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