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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
electronic education technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malta to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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