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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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