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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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