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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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