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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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