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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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