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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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