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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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