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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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