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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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