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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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