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
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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