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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with 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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