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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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