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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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