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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Poland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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