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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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