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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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