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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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