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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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