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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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