MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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