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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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