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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology enable
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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