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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
e-learning have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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