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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
People want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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