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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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