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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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