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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education technology enable
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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