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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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