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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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