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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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