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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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