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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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