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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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