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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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