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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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