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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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