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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology enable
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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