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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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