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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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