MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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