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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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