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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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