MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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