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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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