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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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