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
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Dominican Republic to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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