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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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