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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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