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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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