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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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