MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Bermuda to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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