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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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