MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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