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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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