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 is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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