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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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