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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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