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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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