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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online education have enabled
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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