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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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