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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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