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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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