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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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