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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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