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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
elearning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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