MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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