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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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