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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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