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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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