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 is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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