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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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