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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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