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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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