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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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