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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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