MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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