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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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