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 is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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