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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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