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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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