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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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