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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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