MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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