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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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