MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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