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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
elearning have enabled
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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