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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning are enabling
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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