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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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