MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology enable
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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