MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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