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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
e-learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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