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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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