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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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