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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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