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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
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