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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
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
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also describes 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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