MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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