MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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