MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online education technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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