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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning technology have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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