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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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