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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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