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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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