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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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