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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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