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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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