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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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