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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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