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
edited collection
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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