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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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