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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Greece to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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