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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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