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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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