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
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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