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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
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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