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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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