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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online education are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Armenia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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