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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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