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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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