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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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