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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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