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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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