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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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