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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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