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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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