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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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