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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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