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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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