MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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