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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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