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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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