MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
elearning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
important new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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