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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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