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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online education make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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