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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Denmark to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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