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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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