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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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