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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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