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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
electronic educational technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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