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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
e-learning enable
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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