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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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