MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online learning are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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