MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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