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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Aland to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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