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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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