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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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