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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
digital education technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UCSF to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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