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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Laos to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
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