MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Norway to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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