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
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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