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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Nepal to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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