MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning are enabling
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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