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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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