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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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