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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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