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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online education have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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