MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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