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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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