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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
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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