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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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