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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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