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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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