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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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