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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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