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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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