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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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