MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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