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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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