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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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