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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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