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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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