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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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