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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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