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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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