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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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