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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
elearning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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