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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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