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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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