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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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