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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers 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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