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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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