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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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