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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education are enabling
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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