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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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