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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
e-learning are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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