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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guam to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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