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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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