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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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