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
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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