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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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