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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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