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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also studies 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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