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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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