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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
People want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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