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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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