MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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