MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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