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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Japan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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