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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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