MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
electronic education technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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