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
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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