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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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