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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
elearning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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