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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic education technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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