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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can institutions
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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