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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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