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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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