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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
online learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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