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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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