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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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