MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
learning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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