MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
electronic education technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Poland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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