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
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
online education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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