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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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