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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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