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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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