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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online education make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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