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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
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