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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
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.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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