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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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