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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
electronic education technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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