MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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