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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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