MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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