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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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