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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online learning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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