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 fascinating 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
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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