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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
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