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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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