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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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