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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
e-learning are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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