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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online education make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Norway to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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