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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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