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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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