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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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