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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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