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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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