MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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