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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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