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
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
learning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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