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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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