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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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