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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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