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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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