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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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