MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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