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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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