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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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