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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
digital education technology enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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