MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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