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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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