MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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