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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online education are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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