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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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