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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
major 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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