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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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