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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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