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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online education are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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