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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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