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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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