MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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