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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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