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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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