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
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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