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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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