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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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