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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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