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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
online education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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