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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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