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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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