MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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