MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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