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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
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