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
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also describes 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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