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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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