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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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