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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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