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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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