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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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