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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
e-learning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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