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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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