MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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