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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
digital education technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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