MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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