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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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