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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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