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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online education have enabled
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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