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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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