MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
e-learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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