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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online education are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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