MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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