MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
elearning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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