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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Switzerland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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