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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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