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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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