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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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