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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
electronic education technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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