MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online education are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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