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 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
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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