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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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