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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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