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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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