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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
elearning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key 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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