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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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