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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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