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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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