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 is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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