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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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