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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ethiopia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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