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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Slovakia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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