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
that
researches
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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