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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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