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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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