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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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