MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
ventures.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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