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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kenya to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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