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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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