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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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