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 is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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