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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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