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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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