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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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