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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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