MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning have enabled
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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