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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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