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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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