MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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