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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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