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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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