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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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