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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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