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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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