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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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