MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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