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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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