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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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